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This collection first published by Jonathan Cape 1968 Published in Penguin Books 1970 Copyright © Edna O’Brien, 1968
‘An Outing’, ‘The Rug’, ‘Irish Revel’, ‘Cords’ and ‘The Love Object’ first appeared in the New Yorker, and the author and publishers are grateful for permission to include them here.
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